diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-python.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-python.yml
index 891a488cf92f6..9ad08c9484a3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-python.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install yapf
-      run: pip install yapf==0.40.1
+      run: |
+        python3 -mvenv /tmp/venv/yapf
+        source /tmp/venv/yapf/bin/activate
+        pip install yapf==0.40.1
 
     - name: Run yapf
-      run: find . -type f -name '*.py' | xargs -n8 yapf -d
+      run: find . -type f -name '*.py' | xargs -n8 /tmp/venv/yapf/bin/yapf -d
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-pr-body-release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/render-pr-body-release-notes.yml
index 10ad2a4120eaf..f2360f1bd14c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/render-pr-body-release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/render-pr-body-release-notes.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
           cache: 'pip'
-      - run: pip3 install -r ./rpchangelog/requirements.txt
+      - run: |
+          python3 -mvenv /tmp/venv/rpcl
+          source /tmp/venv/rpcl/bin/activate
+          pip3 install -r ./rpchangelog/requirements.txt
       - name: Render PR body release notes to job summary
         env:
           PR_NUM: ${{ github.event.number }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          source /tmp/venv/rpcl/bin/activate
           ./rpchangelog/rpchangelog.py --log-level=DEBUG --github-owner="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER" pr "$PR_NUM" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           LINK_TO_SUMMARY="$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$GITHUB_RUN_ID"
           FINAL_MSG="View rendered release notes of PR #$PR_NUM in the job summary: $LINK_TO_SUMMARY"